Man Utd star names the four players who should win Ballon d’Or ahead of him

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The 25-year-old was part of France’s World Cup winning team, scoring a goal in the final against Croatia.

And there were seven Frenchmen named on the list after helping Les Bleus win their second World Cup in Russia this summer. Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante and Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris are in contention, as is Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe.

Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann and Real Madrid’s Champions League-winning duo Raphael Varane and Karim Benzema make up the French contenders.

But Pogba, who has hinted at a desire to leave United this season, says he is not deserving of the accolade.

“Whether it’s Grizou (Griezmann), Kylian (Mbappe) or Raph’ (Varane), they deserve it much more than me,” Pogba told AFP.

“I can not designate one. But I hope with all my heart that this is one of the three. One of the four also because there is NG (Kante). That’s all I hope for anyway, because there are many who deserve it. I do not put myself in.”

Every Ballon d’Or since 2008 has been won by either Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi and the pair are both among the favourites again this year. The bookmakers though have made Croatia star Luka Modric odds on to win the award with Ronaldo the second favourite.

Griezmann is the third favourite, followed by Mbappe and Messi. The 2018 Ballon d’Or ceremony takes place in Paris on December 3.

Alisson Liverpool

Gareth Bale Real Madrid

Karim Benzema Real Madrid

Kevin de Bruyne Manchester City

Edinson Cavani Paris St-Germain

Thibaut Courtois Real Madrid

Roberto Firmino Liverpool

Diego Godin Atletico Madrid

Antoine Griezmann Atletico Madrid

Eden Hazard Chelsea

Isco Real Madrid

Harry Kane Tottenham

N’Golo Kante Chelsea

Hugo Lloris Tottenham

Mario Mandzukic Juventus

Sadio Mane Liverpool

Marcelo Real Madrid

Kylian Mbappe Paris St-Germain

Lionel Messi Barcelona

Luka Modric Real Madrid

Neymar Paris St-Germain

Jan Oblak Atletico Madrid

Paul Pogba Manchester United

Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus

Ivan Rakitic Barcelona

Sergio Ramos Real Madrid

Mohamed Salah Liverpool

Luis Suarez Barcelona

Raphael Varane Real Madrid

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